News about Korean new media such as Internet and mobile tech but also on conventional media such as TV, radio, film and newspapers. Purpose of this blog is to function as reference material for a research project (2006-2009) on Korean media and new media, a part of the OED research group and funded by HS Foundation (see: Affiliations). Special thanks to research assistant Katja Heinonen who took care of the blog in 2007-2008.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Under a proposed law revision, chief executives of Korean Internet companies like Auction would face heavy penalties for large-scale leaks of users' personal information due to lax security. The penalties would include up two years in prison and large fines based on company sales. The revision would also ban Internet companies from keeping users' residence registration numbers.

The Korea Communications Committee is pushing for the revision of the Information and Communications Network Act with a view to imposing heavier penalties on those responsible for information leaks, it was learned on Monday.